I finally did it

So last night I finally gave in and gave my LO a bottle of 3 oz breastmilk and 2 oz formula. I was worrying for no reason about him noticing the difference or the taste or refusing, but DH gave him his night bottle and he drank it and slept amazing! 8 full hours! Ill be giving him this night bottle of bm and formula every night now haha :) sorry I'm just so happy I had to say something. I've been ebf, so I was being told i shouldn't, but I just needed to know if that would help everyone's sleep! My LO slept so deeply and happily, and so did we :)

So last night I finally gave in and gave my LO a bottle of 3 oz breastmilk and 2 oz formula. I was worrying for no reason about him noticing the difference or the taste or refusing, but DH gave him his night bottle and he drank it and slept amazing! 8 full hours! Ill be giving him this night bottle of bm and formula every night now haha :) sorry I'm just so happy I had to say something. I've been ebf, so I was being told i shouldn't, but I just needed to know if that would help everyone's sleep! My LO slept so deeply and happily, and so did we :)

Thank you :) and it seems to be working pretty well, last night he woke up around 6 am to bf but went back to sleep in his crib again until 10 I was surprised but the formula mixed in is definitely keeping him fuller, in turn helping everyone sleep! We had been co-sleeping up until we introduced the formula too, and it was a big change his own room plus a bottle at night instead of bf, and adding formula too! So I was very nervous that it would be too many changes at once but LO has adjusted wonderfully!

Thank you :) and it seems to be working pretty well, last night he woke up around 6 am to bf but went back to sleep in his crib again until 10 I was surprised but the formula mixed in is definitely keeping him fuller, in turn helping everyone sleep! We had been co-sleeping up until we introduced the formula too, and it was a big change his own room plus a bottle at night instead of bf, and adding formula too! So I was very nervous that it would be too many changes at once but LO has adjusted wonderfully!

Sometimes our supply is the lowest in the evenings, I know mine is. With my second, we supplement a bottle (normally 4 oz) of Gerber Soothe (recommended by our nurse) each night followed my a nursing session right before bed. It definitely fills her up more than when we didn't.

Sometimes our supply is the lowest in the evenings, I know mine is. With my second, we supplement a bottle (normally 4 oz) of Gerber Soothe (recommended by our nurse) each night followed my a nursing session right before bed. It definitely fills her up more than when we didn't.

Make sure you still get a good long feed off LO at some point on the evening as that is the most effective at stimulating supply. You also need to make sure you empty your breasts in the morning as if you spend too long too full you'll be more prone to mastitis.

Make sure you still get a good long feed off LO at some point on the evening as that is the most effective at stimulating supply. You also need to make sure you empty your breasts in the morning as if you spend too long too full you'll be more prone to mastitis.

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